( Reaffirmed 1998 )

Indian Standard
BURNT CLAY FLY ASH BUILDING BRICKS -
SPECIFICATION

UDC 691’421’431

@ BIS 1993

BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS

MANAK BHAVAN, 9 BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR MARG
NEW DELHI 110002

April 1993 Price Group 2

Clay Products for Buildings Sectional Committee, CED 30

FOREWORD

Increasing number of thermal power plants have been coming up in the country and bringing
with them an acute environmental problem in the form of flyash. Dumping of dry flyash on land
devours large areas of fertile land and also flies off in the air to places near the dumping around
making the atmosphere dusty and unhealthy. Wet dumping with water creates problems like
polluting the ground water in addition to devouring the land where this flyash slurry is disposed
off in ponds.

To overcome these problem, many new uses for flyash have been found out through research. One
such use is the use of flyash for making building bricks in conjunction with clay. This use of
flyash has the added advantage of conserving the fertile top soil in brick manufacturing areas.
Further, addition of flyash even improves the brick making qualities of certain types of soils.

The standard has been prepared on similar lines to the Indian Standard IS 1077 : 1992, Specification
for common burnt clay building bricks (fffh revision ), keeping in view the same end use to which
these two type of bricks are put.

Keeping in view the advantages of moduIar co-ordination, Indian standards specify the
dimensions of standards bricks in 100 mm module as the basis of all dimensional standardization
in regard to building components. This is also in confirmity with the decision of Government of
India to adopt metric system in the country. Considering the various issues regarding the
manufacturing and other practices followed in the country, the Sectional Committee responsible
for the preparation of this standard had specified modular size of the brick. Advantages that a
modular brick has over traditional brick are many, such as:
a) requires less drying area;
b) saving in space of floor area;
c) economy in cost of brick masonry;
d) saving in labour cost;
e) less losses during handling etc; and
f) less consumption of mortar.

However, it was brought to the notice of committee that there was sufficient demand for sizes
other than modular sizes and that the manufacturers were meeting such demands at present. this
had led to a situation where bricks satisfying other reguirments of the standard, but not the
requirements regarding dimensions were classified as not satisfying the requirements of the
standard. Therefore, the Committee has decided to include the non-modular size of the brick in
addition to the modular size. This relaxation will be for a period of four years from the publi-
cation of this standard and it is intended that the manufacturers and consumer organizatiqn can
gradually switch over within this period to the modular sizes, which are the preferred sizes.

For the purpose of deciding whether a particular requirement of this standard is complied with,
the final value, observed -or calculated, expressing the result of a test or analysis, shall Abe rounded
off in accordance with IS 2 : 1960 ‘Rules for rounding off numerical values ( revised )‘. The number
of significant places retainffd in the rounded off value should be the same as that of the specified
value in this standard.
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Indian Standard
BURNT CLAY FLY ASH BUILDING BRICKS -
SPECIFICATION
1 SCOPE 5 GENERAL QUALITY

1.1 This standard lays down requirements for 5.1 Clay flyash bricks shall be hand or machine
‘classification, general quality, dimensions and moulded and shall be made from the admixture
physical requirements of common burnt clay of suitable soils and flyash in optimum soils and
building bricks used in buildings. flyash in optimum proportions, see IS 2117 : 1991
The flyash used for manufacture of bricks shall
NOTE - Burnt clay Ryash bricks having compres-
sive strength less than 30 N/mm* approximately conform to grade 1 or grade 2 as per IS 3812 :
300 kgfjcm* are covered in this standard and 1981. The bricks shall be uniformly burnt, free
for higher strength, see IS 2180 : 1988 and from cracks and flaws as black coring, nodules
IS 1077 : 1992. of stone and/or free lime and organic matter.
In case of non-modular size of bricks, frog
2 REFERENCES dimensions shall be the same as for modular
size bricks.
2.1 The Indian Standards listed in Annex A are
necessary adjuncts to this standard.
5.2 Hand-moulded bricks of 90 mm or 70 mm
3 TERMINOLOGY height shall be moulded with a frog 10 to 20 mm
deep on one of its flat sides; the shape and size
3.1 For the purpose of this standard, the of the frog shall conform to either Fig. 1A
or Fig. 1B ( Refer 6.1.1 for L, W and Hq.
definitions given in IS 2248 : 1981 ( under
Bricks of 40 or 30 mm height as well as those
revision ) shall apply.
made by extrusion process may not be provided
4 CLASSIFICATION with frogs.

4.1 Burnt clay fly ash bricks shall be classified 5.3 The bricks shall have smooth rectangular
on the basis of average compressive strength as faces with sharp corners and shall be uniform in
given in Table 1. shape and colour.

Tnble 1 Classes of Burnt Clay-Fly Ash Bricks 6 DIMENSIONS AND TOLERANCES

( Clause 4.1 >
6.1 Dimensions
Class Average Compressive Strength
Designation Not Less than 6.1.1 The standard modular sizes of clay
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N/mm* kgf/cm* building fly ash bricks shall be as follows
( Fig. 1A and 1B ):
( Appox )
30 30.0 ( 300 ) Lengfh (L) Width (W) Height (H)
2.5 25’0 ( 250 ) mm mm mm
20 20.0 (200)
17.5
190 90 90
17’5 ( 175 1
15 15.0 (150) 190 90 40
12.5 12.5 ( 125 )
10 IO.0 (100)
6.1.2 The following non-modular sizes of the
7.5 bricks may also be used ( Fig. 1A and Fig. 1B ):
7.5 ( 75 )
5 5‘0 ( 50 ) 230 110 70
3.5 3.5 ( 35 ) 230 110 30
r10 TO 20

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1A
All dimensions in millimetres.
FIG. 1 SHAPE AND SIZE OP FROGS IN BR:CKS

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6.1.2.1 For obtaining proper bond arrangement shall be removed. They shall then be arranged
and modular dimensions for the brickwork, with upon a level surface successively as indicated in
the non-modular sizes, the following sizes of the Fig. 2A, 2B and 2C in contact with each other
bricks may also be used: and in a straight line. The overall length of the
70 110 70 l/3 length brick assembled bricks shall be measured with a steel
tape or other suitable inextensible measure
230 50 70 l/2 width brick sufficiently long to measure the whole row at
one stretch. Measurement by repeated applica-
6.2 Tolerances tion of short rule or measure shall not be
permitted. If, for any reason it is found
The dimensions of bricks when tested in impracticable to measure bricks in one row, the
accordance with 6.2.1 shall be within the sample may be divided into rows of 10 bricks
following limits per 20 bricks: each which shall be measured separately to the
a) For modular size nearest millimetre. All these dimensions shall be
added together.
Length 3 720 to 3 880 mm ( 3 8005& 80 mm )
Width 1760 to 1840 mm ( 1800 f 40 mm ) 7 PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
Height 1760 to 1840 mm ( 1800 f 40 mm ) 7.1 Compressive Strength
( For 90 mm high bricks )
760 to 840 mm ( 800 f 40 mm > The bricks, when tested in accordance with the
( For 40 mm high bricks ) procedure laid down in IS 3495 ( Part 1 > : 1992
shall have a minimum average compressive
b) For non-modular size strength for various classes as given in 4.1.
Length 4520 to 4680 mm (4600 f 80 mm ) 7.1.1 The compressive strength of any individual
Width 2240 to 2 160 mm ( 2 200 f 40 mm ) brick tested shall not fall below the minimum
compressive strength specified for the corres-
Height 1440 to 1360 mm ( 1400 f 40 mm ) ponding class of brick. The lot shall be then
( For 70 mm high bricks ) checked for next lower class of brick.
640 to 560 mm ( 600 f 40 mm )
( For 30 mm high bricks ) 7.2 Water Absorption

6.2.1 Twenty ( or more according to the size of The bricks, when tested in accordance with the
stack ) whole bricks shall be selected at random procedure laid down in IS 3495 ( Part 2 ) : 1992
from the sample selected under 8. All blisters, after immersion in cold water for 24 hours,
loose particles of clay and small projections water absorption shall not be more than 20 per-

2A MEASUREMENT OF LENGTH

28 MEASUREMENT OF WIDTH

2C MEASUREMENT OF HEIGHT
FIG.2 MEASUREMENT OFTOLERANCES OF COMMONBUILDING BRICKS

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cent by weight up to class 12.5 and 15 percent shall be done in accordance with the procedure
by weight for higher classes. laid down in IS 5454 : 1978. T’he criterion for
conformity shall be as given in IS 5454 : 1978.
7.3 Efflorescence
The bricks when tested in accordance with the
procedure laid down in IS 3495 ( Part 3 ) : 1992 9 MARKING
the rating of efflorescence shall not be more
than ‘moderate’ up to class 12.5 and ‘slight’ for -.’
9.1 Each brick shall be marked ( in the frog
higher classes. where provided ) with the manufacturer’s identi-
fication mark or initials.
8 SAMPLING AND CRITERION FOR
CONFORMITY
9.1.1 The manufacturer may al.so use the Stan-
8.1 Sampling of clay-flyash building bricks dard mark.

ANNEX A
( Clause 2.1 )
LIST OF REFERRED INDIAN STANDARDS

IS No. TitIe IS No. Title

1077 : 1992 Specification for common burnt 3495 Methods of tests of burnt clay
clay building bricks (fifih ( Part 2 ) : 1992 building bricks : Part 2 Deter-
revision ) _ mination of water absorption
( second revision )
2117 : 1991 Guide for manufacture of
hand made common burnt
clay building bricks ( second 3495 Methods of tests of burnt clay
revision ) (Part3): 1992 building bricks : Part 3 Deter-
mination of efflorescence
2180 : 1988 Specification for heavy-duty
( second revision )
burnt clay building bricks
( second revision )
2248 : 1981 Glossary of terms relating to 3812 : 1981 Specification for fly ash for use
structural clay products for as pozzolana and admixture
buildings (first revision ) ( first revision )
3495 Methods of tests of burnt clay
(Part 1 ) : 1992 building bricks : Part 1 Deter- 5454 : 1978 Methods for sampling of
mination of compressive clay building bricks (jrst
strength ( second revision ) revision >

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testing and quality control which is devised and supervised by BIS and operated by the pro-
ducer. Standard marked products are also continuously checked by BIS for conformity to
that standard as a further safeguard. Details of conditions under which a licence for the use
of the Standard Mark may be granted to manufacturers or producers may be obtained-from
the Bureau of Indian Standards.
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